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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DnDChick" data-source="post: 3304038" data-attributes="member: 54">I promised this a long time ago, so...These are the Backgrounds for my <a href="http://members.aol.com/countrygrrlhere/faunatrue20.htm" target="_blank">Fauna</a> campaign setting, which is a medieval fantasy world of anthropomorphic animals.I created these using the guidelines set down on page 16 of the True20 core book.*Yes... I know there are no birds or reptiles. That's because in my original "Fauna" setting, birds were pets and reptiles were beasts of burden and war. If you want birds and reptiles, I have provided pointers on background design in my next post. *Also, I know that rabbits and bats are not rodents, and that red pandas and coatis are not "raccoons." They are just classed as such for convenience. Pardon the oversight. The species are meant to be as generic as possible so as not to have a ginormo-gargantuoid list even more ginormo-gargantuoid that this one already is. (Which is also another reason why I don't have birds or reptiles...)*These can be used for True20 versions of games like Iron Claw and The Justifiers, or for genetic human-animal hybrids. If you're not into "furries" gaming, you can rename them to be whatever fantasy or alien race you want them to be.ApeExample: Chimpanzee, Gorilla, OrangutanSize: Medium (5-7 ft. tall)Abilities: Str +1, Dex −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Any one General feat of the player’s choice.Favored Feats: Rage, ToughBovineSize: Medium (6-8 ft. tall)Example: Bull, Bison, OxAbilities: Str +2, Dex −1, Int −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Great Fortitude, Improved Strike (hooves and horns)Favored Feats: Spirited Charge, ToughCamelSize: Medium (6-8 ft. tall)Example: CamelAbilities: Dex −1, Con +1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one bonus skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Great Fortitude, EnduranceFavored Feats: Diehard, ToughCanineSize: Medium (5-6 ft. tall)Example: Bloodhound, Labrador, Wolf, St. BernardAbilities: None for most species, but big canine breeds (St. Bernard, etc.) have Str +1, Dex −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Feats: Benefit 2 (Scent), Improved Strike (Bite)Favored Feats: Chokehold, Elusive TargetCanine, SmallSize: Small (3-4 ft. tall); −1 size penalty on Toughness, −4 size penalty on grapple checks, +1 size bonus on attack rolls and defense, +4 size bonus on Stealth checks.Example: Chihuahua, Dachshund, PekingeseAbilities: Str −1, Dex +1Speed: 20 ft.Bonus Feats: Benefit 2 (Scent), Improved Strike (Bite)Favored Feats: Chokehold, Elusive TargetDeerSize: Medium (6-7 ft. tall, not including antlers)Example: Antelope, Deer, GazelleAbilities: Dex +1, Cha −1Speed: 35 ft. (bonus for the Improved Speed feat is already included)Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Improved Speed, Improved Strike (antlers)Favored Feats: Seize Initiative, Spirited ChargeEquineSize: Medium (6-7 ft. tall)Example: Horse, Donkey, ZebraAbilities: Str +1, Con +1Speed: 35 ft. (bonus for the Improved Speed feat is already included)Bonus Feats: Improved Speed, Improved Strike (hooves), RunFavored Feats: Spirited Charge, ToughFelineSize: Medium (4-5 ft. tall)Example: Housecat, Lynx, JaguarAbilities: Con −1, Dex +1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Feats: Improved Strike (bite, claw), Night Vision, Talented (Climb and Jump)Favored Feats: Skill Mastery (Acrobatics, Climb, Jump, Stealth), Slow FallFeline, Big CatSize: Medium (6-8 ft. tall)Example: Lion, Panther, TigerAbilities: Str +1, Dex −1 Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Feats: Improved Grab, Improved Strike (bite, claw), Night VisionFavored Feats: Chokehold, Sneak AttackLevel Lag: 1KangarooSize: Medium (5-6 ft. tall)Example: Grey Kangaroo, Red Kangaroo, WallabyAbilities: Dex +1, Wis −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Move By Action, Skill Focus (Jump)Favored Feats: Evasion, Elusive Target or Improved Evasion (choose at character creation)MonkeySize: Medium (5-6 ft. tall)Example: Howler Monkey, Spider MonkeySpeed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Acrobatics and ClimbBonus Feats: Talented (Acrobatics and Climb), Skill Focus (Climb)Favored Feats: Elusive Target, Skill Mastery (Acrobatics, Climb, Jump, Stealth)Special: A monkey has a prehensile tail, and can manipulate objects up to half her height away and hold her own weight with it. The tail provides a monkey with her Skill Focus (Climb) feat, so if for some reason a monkey cannot use her tail she does not gain the benefit of that feat.Monkey, SmallSize: Small (3-4 ft. tall); −1 size penalty on Toughness, −4 size penalty on grapple checks, +1 size bonus on attack rolls and defense, +4 size bonus on Stealth checks.Example: Capuchin, Macaque, RhesusAbilities: Str −1, Dex +1 Speed: 20 ft.Bonus Skills: Acrobatics and ClimbBonus Feats: Talented (Acrobatics and Climb), Skill Focus (Climb)Favored Feats: Elusive Target, Skill Mastery (Acrobatics, Climb, Jump, Stealth)Special: A monkey has a prehensile tail, and can manipulate objects up to half her height away and hold her own weight with it. The tail provides a monkey with her Skill Focus (Climb) feat, so if for some reason a monkey cannot use her tail she does not gain the benefit of that feat.MooseSize: Medium (6-8 ft. tall, not including antlers)Example: Caribou, Elk, Moose Abilities: Str +1, Dex −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Great Fortitude, Improved Strike (antlers)Favored Feats: Spirited Charge, ToughMustelidSize: Medium (4-6 ft. tall)Example: Ferret, Otter, Skunk, Stoat, Weasel Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Improved Grab, Night-VisionFavored Feats: Acrobatic Bluff, Sneak AttackSpecial: A skunk can spray a foul-smelling chemical a number of times per day equal to his Constitution (minimum 1). This spray can be aimed at a specific target within 20 feet of the skunk, and requires an attack roll to hit. Anyone within 30 feet of the target must succeed on a Fortitude save with a Difficulty equal to 10 + twice the skunk’s Constitution or be nauseated for as long as they remain within that range. The target must succeed on the Fortitude save or be nauseated for 1 day. The target also has a -4 penalty on social skills for 1 day, regardless of whether or not he succeed on the Fortitude save. Because of this special ability, a skunk has a level lag of 1.Mustelid, FierceSize: Medium (5-6 ft. tall)Example: Badger, WolverineAbilities: Con +1, Cha −1 Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Tireless, TrackFavored Feats: Die Hard, RageOpossumSize: Medium (5-6 ft. tall)Example: OpossumAbilities: Dex +1, Cha −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Bluff, ClimbBonus Feats: Night-Vision, Skill Focus (Climb)Favored Feats: Seize Initiative, RageSpecial: An opossum has a prehensile tail, and can manipulate objects up to half his height away and hold his own weight with it. The tail provides an opossum with his Skill Focus (Climb) feat, so if for some reason an opossum cannot use his tail he does not gain the benefit of that feat.PachydermSize: Large (8-10 ft. tall); +2 size bonus on Toughness, +4 size bonus on grapple checks, −1 size penalty on attack rolls and defense, −4 size penalty on Stealth checks.Example: Elephant, Rhinoceros, HippopotamusAbilities: Str +2, Dex −2Speed: 20 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Depends on species.Elephant: Improved Grab (trunk), Improved Strike (tusk)Hippopotamus: Endurance, Improved Strike (bite)Rhinoceros: Endurance, Improved Strike (horn)Favored Feats: Spirited Charge, Stunning AttackLevel Lag: 1Special: An elephant has a prehensile trunk. The strength of an elephant’s trunk is equal to his strength −2. The elephant can grapple and make unarmed attacks with his trunk, dealing +0 non-lethal damage.PorcineSize: Medium (5-6 ft. tall)Example: Boar, Pig, WarthogAbilities: Con +1, Cha −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice.Bonus Feats: Endurance, Great FortitudeFavored Feats: Rage, Spirited ChargeRaccoonSize: Medium (4-6 ft. tall)Example: Coati, Raccoon, Red PandaAbilities: Dex +1, Wis −1Speed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Climb, Sleight of Hand.Bonus Feats: Night-Vision, Talented (Climb, Sleight of Hand)Favored Feats: Acrobatic Bluff, Elusive TargetRodentSize: Medium (4-5 ft. tall)Example: Beaver, Groundhog, Porcupine, RabbitSpeed: 30 ft.Bonus Feats: Depends on species.Beaver: Great Fortitude, Skill Focus (Swim), Talented (Craft, Swim)Groundhog: Benefit 2 (Burrow speed 10 ft.), Night-VisionPorcupine: All-Out Attack, Improved Initiative, Improved Strike (quills)Rabbit: Run, Skill Focus (Jump), Talented (Acrobatics, Jump)Favored Feats: Depends on species.Beaver: Improvised Tools, Master PlanGroundhog: Defensive Roll, EvasionPorcupine: Attack Specialization (unarmed), Seize InitiativeRabbit: Elusive Target, EvasionSpecial: A porcupine’s back, tail, and arms are covered in sharp quills. Any creature striking or struck by a porcupine with an unarmed or natural melee attack must succeed on Reflex save (Difficulty 10 + porcupine’s combat bonus) or strike its quills for +1 damage. A creature with 1 or more points of natural or worn armor is immune to the quills, and the porcupine cannot use this ability while wearing armor with an armor bonus of +1 or greater.Rodent, SmallSize: Small (2-4 ft. tall); −1 size penalty on Toughness, −4 size penalty on grapple checks, +1 size bonus on attack rolls and defense, +4 size bonus on Stealth checks.Example: Mouse, Rat, SquirrelAbilities: Str −1, Dex +1Speed: 20 ft.Bonus Feats: Depends on species.Bat: Dodge Focus, Improved Defense, Uncanny DodgeMouse: Improved Initiative, Lightning Reflexes, Night-VisionRat: Great Fortitude, Night-Vision, Talented (Acrobatics, Stealth)Squirrel: Skill Focus (Climb), Talented (Acrobatics, Climb), TrailblazerFavored Feats: Depends on species.Bat: Defensive Roll, Elusive TargetMouse: Seize Initiative, Elusive TargetRat: Elusive Target, Skill Mastery (Acrobatics, Climb, Jump, Stealth)Squirrel: Elusive Target, Skill Mastery (Acrobatics, Climb, Jump, Stealth)Special: A bat has the Blindsight special ability. A bat can also fly at twice her ground speed, with Average maneuverability. Because of these special abilities, a bat has a level lag of 1.UngulateSize: MediumExample: Goat, Llama, SheepSpeed: 30 ft.Bonus Skills: Any one skill of the player’s choice. An ungulate’s bonus skill should represent the abilities of his species. For example, a mountain goat might take Skill Focus (Climb).Bonus Feats: Great Fortitude, Improved Strike (horns)Favored Feats: Spirited Charge, ToughUrsineSize: Medium (5-8 ft. tall)Example: Black Bear, Brown Bear, Polar BearAbilities: Str +2, Dex −2 Speed: 20 ft.Bonus Feats: Improved Grab, Improved Pin, Improved Strike (bite, claw)Favored Feats: Attack Specialization (claw), Tough</blockquote>

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